ORIGINAL: Simp
ORIGINAL: superstrutter
Yeah, Nitros will slam em, but they are so damn expensive. How much are they running these days?
I just bought a box (25) of 3.5" Hevi-Shot 4x5x7's for $153. I realize that it's a lot of money for shells, but I look at it like this: I'm probably going to shoot less than 5 shells while patterning and that'll leave me 20 shells. If I shoot7 shells per year, combining patterning and hunting, that leaves me with 3 years worth of shells. That's $50 per year.
I know for a fact that, if given the choice, I'd buy other boxes of ammo just to see if they'll pattern good probably amounting to more than $50 per year. Heck, 2 boxes of the good stuff is more than that.Now I don't have to. I'm set.And as
Gamblinman said, I'm also paying for the R&D that has went into these shells. To me, that's priceless.
That's over $6 a shell[&:].I'll be willing to bet I can kill just as many turkeys with the other "cheaper" premier loads. It's pretty bad when you call $21 for a box of 5 or $40 for a box of ten cheap. My Rem. hevi shot will lay them out. After testing the HD's, I have no doubt they will do the job also. To each his own though. Good luck to all you Nitro lovers. BTW, can you buy Nitros at stores or do you have to order them from the Nitro company? I've never seen them at any sporting goods store.